Road Dogg Explains Why He Was Jealous of The Rock and Tried to Make Amends With Him

– During a recent interview with Insight with Chris Van Vliet, WWE Hall of Famer Brian “Road Dogg” James discussed making amends with wrestlers during his personal recovery process when he was having his own battles with addiction and substance abuse. Below are some highlights (via WrestlingInc.com):

Road Dogg on how he was jealous of The Rock and made amends with him: “In the program of recovery that I follow, there was some ‘making amends’ parts to it, and so I had to make that list. The Rock was one for me. I was just really mean to him because I was jealous of him. He was a threat to me because he could do everything I could do, but he looked freakin’ great too … And at that point in my life, that bothered me, you know what I mean? I was afraid of that … So I treated him horrible in front of everybody all the time, and I went to him and he said, ‘Thank you, that’s nice of you to say.’ I don’t know if he forgives me, that’s none of my business, but I had to do it to clean up my side of the street, as we say.”

On the last time he saw The Rock: “He came to the Performance Center when I was down there and spoke and watched some matches and stuff. We still get along.”

On how making amends helps him: “It helps me. It helps me lay my head on my pillow at night, and the more I dig into myself and find out what things were my fault, the easier it is to fall asleep at night.”